Student Leader Application
Welcome! This is the central information page for UCSC Resident Assistant (RA)/Neighborhood Assistant (NA) (PDF) and Programs Assistant (PA)/Community Assistant (CA) (PDF) applications and position information.
We have opened up the campus-wide 2023-24 academic year application process for the RA/NA positions. Please refer to the following deadlines when applying for all areas:
Applications available: January 6, 2023
Application deadline: February 5, 2023
Interviews offered: February 6, 2023
Individual interviews: February 8–10, 2023
Decisions sent to candidates: March 10, 2023
RA/NA Information Sessions 2023
Date | Time | Location | Method | Passcode (if Zoom) |
Thursday, January 12 | 3:45–4:45PM | Namaste Lounge | In-person / zoom | N/A |
Friday, January 13 | 12:00–1:30PM | Zoom | Zoom | hello |
Sunday, January 15 | 2:00–3:30PM | Village - (F5) Community Lounge | In-Person | N/A |
Monday, January 16 | 4:00–5:00PM | I-Lounge | In-Person | N/A |
Monday, January 16 | 6:30–7:30PM | Zoom | Zoom | 567540 |
Tuesday, January 17 | 4:00–5:00PM | Zoom | Zoom | RCCOA23 |
Tuesday, January 17 | 6:30–7:30PM | Cultural Center at Merrill | In-person | N/A |
Wednesday, January 18 | 1:00–2:00PM | Zoom | Zoom | N/A |
Thursday, January 19 | 6:30–8:00PM | UTC Kitchen | In-Person | N/A |
Friday, January 20 | 4:00–5:00PM | PKRG | Zoom | N/A |
Monday, January 23 | 5:30–6:30PM | Oakes Learning Center | In-person | N/A |
Tuesday, January 24 | 4:00–5:00PM | Community Room | In-person / zoom | N/A |
Monday, January 30 | 1:00–2:00PM | Zoom | Zoom | N/A |
2023-24 RA/NA Application
(Please note that there is an embedded Supplemental Form in the Handshake Application. The Application will not be considered complete if this form is not completed. Please make sure to take the time to verify that all pieces of the application have been completed for submission to count.)
For more information on the RA/NA position, reach out to us at lead@ucsc.edu
Career Center Workshop
Resume Workshop for Student Leader Applications
Note: You must be logged in to your UCSC Google account to view the video of the workshop.
College Student Life Involvement Opportunities
If you find that the RA/NA or PA/CA jobs are not of your interest, please consider some of the following linked skill-building opportunities:
College Nine and John R. Lewis College
- Learn more about job opportunities in the Programs Office and Cocurricular Office. Many hire in the Spring.
- Activities Office positions include the Fall Planning Assistant, the Activities Office Assistant, Tech Crew & Managers, Terry Freitas Cafe Staff & Managers, the College Guides, and the College Nine Student Senate Executives.
- Cocurricular Office positions include the Faculty Initiatives Assistants, the CoCurricular Office Assistant, and the Practical Activism Conference Planners.
Cowell & Stevenson
- Student jobs in the Crown Programs Office include: Programs Assistant, Historian position, Posting position, Orientation Welcome Leader, Lead Orientation Welcome Leader, Social Fiction Coordinator (primarily Winter quarter position), CUIP Intern Visual Communications Assistant (new position for 2022 - 2023 academic year)
- Student jobs with Crown/Merrill (CR/MR) Event/Tech Crew include Crew member and Crew Manager.
- Student jobs in the College Academic Advising Office as Peer Advisor and Lead Peer Advisor
- Student jobs with Crown Provost Office include Core Peer Navigator and Leader Core Peer Navigator (work with Crown Core Faculty and support Frosh in Crown Core Courses)
- Other College jobs include: Mailroom Clerk, Admin Office Assistant, Residential Education Office Assistant, Student Maintenance, Student Groundskeeper, Dining Hall Staff (various positions), Summer Maintenance Crew
- Positions in the Programs and Leadership Office: Program Assistant and Orientation Welcome Leader
- College Events Crew, Mailroom Clerk, Admin Office Assistant, Residential Education Office Assistant, Summer Maintenance Crew
- Kresge Orientation Leader
- Kresge Parliament (Kresge College Student Government)
- Kresge Programs
- Programs Assistant
- Oakes Senate Positions
- Oakes Welcome Leaders (OWL’s)
- Social Media Specialist
- Oakes Garden
- Oakes Tech Crew
- CUIP Internship
- Leadership Opportunities
- Council position
- Student Life Office Assistant, Welcome (Orientation) Leaders
- Program Assistants
Student Conduct
Position Descriptions
Programs Assistant (PA)/Community Assistant (CA) (PDF) [updated 2023-24 version coming soon]